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Elbaite from
Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan


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Elbaite, etc.

Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, etc.

Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite

Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, etc.

Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, etc.

Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, etc.

Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite

Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, etc.

Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, etc.

Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, etc.

Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite

Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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Elbaite, etc.

Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Elbaite
Formula:Na(Li1.5Al1.5)Al6(Si6O18)(BO3)3(OH)3(OH)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Lepidolite6
Albite6
- var Cleavelandite1
Topaz3
Fluorapatite2
Muscovite1
Quartz1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Elbaite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Chamachhu pegmatites, Chamachhu, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Photo GalleryView Gallery (10 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:677329
Long-form Identifier:1:3:677329:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Elbaite
8.6km (5.4 miles) ⓘBulochi, Drot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
9.9km (6.1 miles) ⓘStak Nala, Haramosh Mountains, Roundu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
10.3km (6.4 miles) ⓘDrot Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
39.4km (24.5 miles) ⓘAstore Valley, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
40.0km (24.8 miles) ⓘRaikot, Chilas, Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
54.2km (33.7 miles) ⓘNyet, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
61.5km (38.2 miles) ⓘChhappu, Braldu Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
62.2km (38.7 miles) ⓘKashmal pegmatites, Shigar Valley, Shigar District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
74.3km (46.2 miles) ⓘMir Malik, Astore District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
References
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